Hi Bcast077,

My female Peckoltia compta have absolutely no odontodes on posterior of body (flanks of caudal peduncle), whereas my males consistently grow the caudal peduncle odontodes every year (then lose them in the winter).

Cheers, Eric


Thanks for the reply Eric! Were you able to view the ...

Hi,

I was just wondering if I could have some help sexing my 3 leopard frog plecos? Any input from members who have kept this species would be greatly appreciated. Attached are the links to 2 videos I recently took of them. They all range from 2.75-3".

A few months ago, I noticed more pronounced ...

My suggestion would be to stop overthinking it..... I do use a 50/50 of tap to RO water for mine. Trying to simulate exactly what they would have in the wild isn't needed and will likely just cause you more problems than help. Adding some wood for tannins will help lower the PH but if you use to ...

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Because of the nature of pH I use a different approach, where I use conductivity (ppm TDS) as my datum value. The advantage of conductivity is that it is a linear measure, and you can measure it accurately with a relatively cheap meter.
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Very interesting, thank you for the reply ...

Welcome to PlanetCatfish :-).

Firstly, I'd recommend starting with a 50/50 mix, I'd pre-mix it in a bucket/suitable container, then use a small pump or a hose to siphon it in, if you can position the bucket higher than the tank to refill.

Then you can monitor the parameters of the tank for a ...

Hi,

I recently purchased an RO/DI unit for my 3 L-134's and 3 L-182's in an attempt to help lower my PH levels, TDS, and hopefully produce some spawning behavior. My tap water is consistently around: (PH: 7.6-8.2, GH: 8 degrees, KH: 5 degrees, and TDS: 135) and this is currently the parameters ...